Highland’s Aden Wiser looks to pass during a Dec. 6, 2019, game against Rondout.

Huskies look forward to a full schedule and a full gym

Basketball is back at Highland High School. Well, it never went anywhere, but the 2021-22 season was highly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The teams played 8-game schedules in a highly …

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The Empire State Huskies 16U Select and Long Island Surge Gold pose after the Second Annual James T. Birkenstock Strike Out Diabetes Classic on Nov. 20 at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome in Milton.

Huskies finish second in Birkenstock tournament

The first James T. Birkenstock Strikeout Diabetes Classic was called a “storybook” ending as his daughter, Kalista’s team won the championship, a 14U group playing up against a …

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Tarsio Lanes in Newburgh will serve as the home lanes for the Marlboro Bowling team.

Marlboro welcomes a bowling team

There will be a new area bowling team in Section 9 this year as Marlboro High School has joined the ranks, as more than 35 candidates signed up for tryouts. While many other teams are looking for …

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Highland’s Osei Adoma brings the ball down the field during a boys’ lacrosse game at Valley Central High School in Montgomery on June 5.

Osei Adoma commits to Pace University

Osei Adoma was a third grader playing baseball, mostly as an outfielder when his parents saw a lacrosse practice going on and thought that might be a fun sport to try. Nine years later, Adoma, now …
The Empire State Huskies 14U and New Jersey Rebels pose after the championship game of the James T. Birkenstock Strikeout Diabetes Classic at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome in Milton on Nov. 21, 2020.

Birkenstock classic returns this weekend

As soon as the inaugural James T. Birkenstock Strike Out Diabetes Classic ended last year, planning began for the second. The event will return to the Hudson Valley Sportsdome in Milton on …
Marlboro pitchers Ava Del Salto, right, and Leah Gunsett (16) celebrate the final out of the Section 9 Class B championship softball game at Marlboro High School on June 12.

Ava Del Salto to play softball at St. Thomas Aquinas College

The decision for Ava Del Salto turned out to be an easy one. Del Salto, a senior on the Marlboro softball team announced on Oct. 28 that she plans to continue her academic and athletic career at …

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Marlboro’s Dylan Gunsett advances the ball as Westlake’s Roberto Molina defends during Wednesday’s NYSPHSAA subregional boys’ soccer game at Faller Field in Middletown.

Dukes blanked in state regional tournament

Mark Pesano remembers the winless season during his first year on the Marlboro boys’ soccer team. The four-year journey culminated at Faller Field on Wednesday when the Dukes saw their …
Marlboro’s Kathryn Grenier swims the 100-yard breaststroke during Saturday’s Section 9 girls’ swimming championships at Valley Central High School in Montgomery.

Marlboro swimmers 10th at Section 9 meet

Kathryn Greiner had a fifth-place finish and Loretta Santora had two sixth-place finishes, leading the Marlboro girls’ swimming and diving team to a 10th place finish at Saturday’s …
Highland’s Avaise Adams runs ahead of a pack of runners.

Highland’s Erica Angelillo qualifies for State Championships

The third time was the charm for Erica Angelillo. It was her third time running the Bear Mountain State Park cross-country course on Thursday morning, and the Highland High School junior finished …

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Collin Casey catches a 16-yard touchdown pass giving Marlboro a 7-0 lead with 8:14 left in the second quarter.

Dukes fall in Red Hook rematch

Normally a strong second-half team, Marlboro had reason to believe it would be moving on in the chase for another Section 9 Class B football title when it left Dennis Burkett Field holding a 7-0 …
Marlboro’s Issabella Gulcaglayan sets a pass as Marlboro’s Hannah Polumbo (12) and Jillian Perugino look on during a Nov. 2 Section 9 Class B quarterfinal volleyball match at Marlboro High School.

Lady Dukes upset by New Paltz

The Marlboro volleyball team may have had the higher seed. In two matches they’ve only been able to take one set from the New Paltz Huguenots. The third-seeded Dukes were swept in straight …
Wallkill’s Katelyn Jordy just gets the ball over the net.

Wallkill falls to Cornwall in Class A volleyball final

The Wallkill volleyball team hung with the Cornwall Dragons for two sets but weren’t able to keep up the pace beyond that, as the Panthers saw their season end with a 3-1 loss in Sunday’s …

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